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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Spectacular Sci-Fi Anthology

THE OCEAN OF SKY by John A Connor is a collection of twenty-three short stories and flash fiction pieces mixing sci-fi, horror and suspense...

THE OCEAN OF SKY: dark tale about the fate of the Lost Cause

IN TWO MINDS: unpredictable results of experiment

HONEST TO GOD: interplanetary missionary

A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: unusual meteorite

TIME ON THEIR HANDS: adrift in space

A LIFE LESS COLOURFUL: relationship vs. duty

TO AND FRO: time travel

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE: cultural clash with alien species*

THE LAST MARTIAN: terraforming gone wrong

MIND GAMES: out of body experience

RIGHT AND WRONG: reconstructing flesh

BAD TIMING: time travel ripple*

NUISANCE CALL: spam in space*

THE TRUTH AND NOTHING LIKE THE TRUTH: alien author

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE: Death makes an unusual friend*

SKIN DEEP: future cosmetic surgery

TWO-WAY TRAFFIC: this one confused me too much to enjoy

EVERLASTING LIFE: a lemming strategy

WELL, DO YOU?: the God debate

NET RESULT: worse than your phone listening to your conversations

THEORETICALLY SPEAKING: science vs. magic

THE DAY MAY COME: fantastic ending!!*

POINT OF ENTRY: time travel as a means of revenge

The ones marked with an asterisk are my favorites, mainly because of they have a touch of dark humor, but all of the stories are very entertaining. Connor has always provided a wide variety within his anthologies, which is why he remains one of my favorite science fiction authors.

I highly recommend this collection, especially if you are a fan of Ray Bradbury.

As always,
AstraDaemon




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